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From: broehl@wateng.UUCP (Bernie Roehl)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac,net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: Re: Atari ST vs. Apple Mac
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 09:23:44 EDT
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I must take exception to this!

Saying "the ST is what the Mac started out to be before getting enhanced" is
almost exactly the opposite of reality.

I've *seen* the ST and played with it, and can safely say:

1. Yes, it exists.
2. It is what the Mac should have been, but isn't.
3. It's essentially an improved version of the Mac at a third of the price.

If Atari can really supply it at the price they're quoting (and I still feel
that's a big "if", regardless of what Tramiel may say), then for the price of
a memory upgrade on a Mac you can buy a complete ST with 512k, a disk drive
and a very nice high-resolution monitor.

The resolution on the ST is *higher* than the Mac, not lower (Mac is 512 x 384,
ST is 640 x 400).  The ST allows you to have color, but at lower resolution
(a reasonable enough trade).

They put enough keys on the keyboard (yay!) and a second button on the mouse
(interesting, but necessary?).  The display is larger and crisper than the
Mac's.  The thing comes with 512k standard.  They have provisions for a hard
disk built right in from day 1.

Now, if only there were some software.... :-)

I'm seriously thinking of buying an ST.  I wouldn't even dream of spending
three times as much for an inferior machine.

However, I won't buy anything until there's some decent software; I also plan
to wait for a few reviews before I jump in headlong.  At the moment, though,
I'm *very* interested in the ST.
-- 
        -Bernie Roehl    (University of Waterloo)
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